Smithsburg sweeps Calhoun track titles

FROSTBURG, Md. — Smithsburg won five events and claimed the Jerry Calhoun Invitational team title with 173 1/2 points, beating out seven other teams on Saturday at Mountain Ridge.

Zane Gardenhour won the long jump (21-8) and triple jump (41-10), Preston Miller won the shot put (39-1 1/2) and the Leopards won the 4x100 relay (46.00) and 4x200 relay (1:35.30).

Smithsburg got second-place finishes from Breon Hall in the 200 (23.59), Devon Stover in the 110 hurdles (16.69), Matt Kirby in the triple jump (39-0) and Andy Anderson in the discus (119-11).

Third-place finishers included Miller in the long jump (20-1) and triple jump (38-1), Stover in the pole vault (10-6) and 300 hurdles (45.69), Chad Greene in the 100 (11.57). Luke Daigneault in the 800 (2:10.81), and the 4x400 relay (3:47.22) and 4x800 relay (8:54.77).

Talley Zimmerman Invitational

WALKERSVILLE, Md. — Evan Hardy won the 3,000 in 8 minutes, 52.38 seconds to lead Williamsport to a second-place finish in the 14-team field with 68 points.

Tuscarora won the team title with 92 points.

Cody Grams was second in the 1,500 (4:09.91) and Nicholas Berchock was second in the pole vault (12-6) for the Wildcats. Theron Palmer took third in the 400 (51.89), and Williamsport’s 4x200 relay team was third in 1:33.21.

Boonsboro finished ninth in the team standings with 45 points, led by John Lowery’s victory in the shot put (53-4). Ethan Allnutt was third in the 800 (2:04.44) and Nick Seabright was third in the 300 hurdles (41.93).

GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

Jerry Calhoun Invitational

FROSTBURG, Md. — Smithsburg beat out six other schools for the team title by scoring 137 points and winning four events.

Dominique Dilandro won the 100 hurdles (17.27), Emma Gerhold won the pole vault (9-0), Kayla Hott won the shot put (29-9 1/2) and Gabby Slayman won the discus (80-11) for the Leopards.

Smithsburg got second-place finishes from Brown in the pole vault (7-6), Taylor Cline in the long jump (14-7) and triple jump (30-0), Mia Cardone in the 100 (13.51), Lauren Johnson in the 1,600 (5:35.36) and the 4x200 relay (1:53.83).

The Leopards got third-place finishes from Megan Stracka in the shot put (26-7 3/4), Gerhold in the long jump (14-2), Sarah Thompson in the 200 (28.46) and the 4x100 relay (54.96).

Talley Zimmerman Invitational

WALKERSVILLE, Md. — Boonsboro finished second in the team standings with 90 points, five behind Thomas Johnson in the 13-team field.

Abby Duncan won the 100 (12.42 seconds) and 200 (25.72) and anchored the Warriors’ winning 4x200 relay team (1:46.14) and their second-place 4x100 relay team (49.90). Sarah Zielinski won the 3,000 (10:40.11) and ran the third leg for Boonsboro’s second-place 4x800 relay team (10:12.63). Emily Moats and Courtney Rose each cleared 8 feet to finish second and third in the pole vault.

Williamsport finished seventh in the team standings with 46 points. Meggan Grams finished second in the 1,500 (5:00.08) and third in the 800 (2:27.47). Lauren Johnson was second in the 200 (26.57).

PREP BASEBALL

Berkeley Springs 12, Hedgesville 1Berkeley Springs 1, Hancock 0

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Tyler Holt and Jared Spielman combined to hold Hedgesville to just two hits and strike out nine in a six-inning victory to win the Diamond Battle championship.

Jared Spielman had three hits and Brady Spielman, Brett Fultz and Zach Wise each added two hits for the Indians (11-10). Spielman homered and drove in two runs.

Holt worked four innings, striking out five. Jared Spielman struck out four and walked two in two hitless innings.

Preston Hovermale pitched a one-hitter with three walks and 13 strikeouts as the Indians beat Hancock 1-0 in the opening game.

Brady Spielman reached on a three-base error and scored on a wild pitch in the sixth innign for the game’s only run. Zach Wise had two hits.

Vinny Foreman struck out nine and walked two in going the distance for the Panthers.

FARMINGTON, W.Va. — Jefferson scored at least three runs in four different innings to overwhelm North Marion late Friday night.

Anthony DiAmario had three hits, including a double and a triple, and Cory Mangodl had a triple among his three hits for the Cougars (17-6). Dennis Jackson and Cody McDowell each had two hits and three RBIs, Fraser Brown had two hits and two RBIs, and Andrew King doubled and drove in three runs.

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Shepherd University pounded out 18 hits in a win over Fairmont State in the West Virginia Conference.

Trailing 6-5, Shepherd (26-15, 18-8) plated six runs in the third inning to pull away. A two-run homer by Aaron Scoville and a two-run double by Brandon Coffey keyed the rally.

After the Falcons scored two runs in the fourth, the Rams added four runs to take a 15-8 lead. Shepherd got an RBI single from Nathan Minnich and an RBI double by Chad Murphy.

Minnich went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs. His 19 homers this season tied the Rams’ single-season record.

Murphy added three hits and drove in three runs, while Coffey — who hit a two-run homer in the fifth — drove in four runs.

Trevor Funk went 3-for-5 with three RBIs to lead the Falcons (18-22, 15-12).

AUTO RACING

Hagerstown Speedway rained out

Saturday’s 31st annual Stanley Schetrompf Classis Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series event at Hagerstown Speedway was rained out. The Lucas Oil series will return July 28 with the running of the 31st annual Conococheague 50-lap program, with $10,000 going to the winner.

GOLF

Beaver Creek moves on

Beaver Creek Country Club defeated Holly Hills Country Club 13-5 on Saturday in the Maryland State Golf Association 2-Man Team Championships.

In the three matches played at Beaver Creek, the teams of Bernie Deane/Justin Neikirk and Chuck Thatcher/A.J. Edmondson each swept their opponents, 3-0.